Jerks In the 4th Row

Are there certain movies you would be absolutely fine never seeing again? Or maybe a movie trailer that looked so god-awful that you'd NEVER watch the movie? In this episode The Jerks lay out criteria that contribute to an unwatchable movie. From heavy CGI to ruined re-makes and formulaic saturation, listen in to hear us discuss the elements that make something unwatchable! 

For those of you whom are still hanging on to your pumpkins and watching scary movies, Phil presents some scary stories as told by Eli St. Thomas and Ali Hafez!

Without any prior research or knowledge of the topic, Phil answers Tim's question of whether the relevance of big movie theaters will fade as streaming becomes more relevant, ticket prices increase, viruses like COVID keep people at home, and the demand for certain genres on the big screen decline. The Jerks discuss how long the Hoyt's and Regal's of the world can remain financially feasible. 

In this spooky special, The Jerks discuss their favorite Halloween songs and the undying influence Halloween has had on popular music trends. Tim  puts together a time-line of artists who have incorporated macabre theatrics in their presentations as well as within musical themes. Phil and Tim also go into the elements of what make a song sound spooky beyond it's subject matter. This episode is certainly "a graveyard smash"!

In this very special, "mock-draft," episode the Jerks welcome a guest who comfortably wears the Jerks label! Our cousin, Terry Daley, joins us as the three of us sit down and draft a 5 player basketball team comprised of earthly fictional characters from popular shows and movies! This episode has a few surprises waiting for you as the Jerks post each other up!

In this episode The Jerks play a game of "either/or" where they ask each other to decide their preference between two movies that share a specific actor. In this subjective piece we explore the nature of association and how personal preference is often based on one's unique experiences and reaction to external influences that affect the way we analyzing films.

In this episode, The Jerks try to define what a "Cult Following" is within modern pop-media and look at the influences which fuel these niche subcultures. Tim and Phil discuss the differences between, "Cult Classics," niche cult followings, popular cult followings and what elements are essential in the manifestation of a cult-of-media group.

In this episode, The Jerks return after a small hiatus to dust off the cobwebs and dig back in! We talk CGI saturation, unpopular opinions, and finally.... The Jerks address their detestation of "The Big Bang Theory" and explore why it annoys them to their core!

In this episode The Jerks discuss and debate different types of type-casted actors and how actors get "pigeon-holed" into particular archetypical roles. We (mainly Tim) introduce some debatable ideas around "type-casting" and also introduce a new recurring segment called "PHIL'S FACTS!" 

****WARNING**** RAW and UNCUT CONTENT AHEAD!! Does this alert make you want to listen to this episode all the more?? We get it. In part one of this episode, The Jerks lay out their "life-time-line" of censorship in pop-culture and discuss the tug-of-war over moral preservation and artistic freedom. From parental advisory stickers, to "a night of a million shits," to our current day trend of retroactive cancelations, nothing is off-limits for The Jerks as they present their theories on the evolution of censorship in our lifetime.